“March Madness” is in full swing as the NCAAB Picks Elite 8 kicks off today with the East and West Regional finals. Although last night produced some minor surprises the fact of the matter is that all #1 seeds are still alive to make it to the final four! So now we’re down to the final 8 contestants of the tournament.
2009 NCAA Tournament Elite 8 Action
Saturday March 28, 7:05 PM ET
Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden – East Region
Villanova is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 and an underdog. The under has hit in the last 4 games as an underdog on neutral courts. Villanova looked good against a mediocre Duke team.
2009 NCAA Tournament Elite 8 Action
Saturday March 28, 4:40 PM ET
Glendale, AZ University of Phoenix Stadium – West Region
Missouri is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 outings. They are 9-2 ATS in their last NCAA Tournament performances. The over has played in the last 7 NCAA Tournament games as an underdog. On neutral courts the over has hit in 8 of the last 10.
The Big East is dominating Saturday night’s Elite Eight, with three of the four teams representing the conference.
And while two of those are top seeded Pittsburgh and Connecticut, underdogs Villanova and Missouri both got wins over higher seeds in the Sweet Sixteen and have the ability to do it again.
By Matt Josephs for Steve Merril Sports
One of the biggest losers coming out of the Bracket Buster Weekend was Davidson who couldn’t defend their home court against the Butler Bulldogs and lost outright 75-63 as a 4½-point home favorite. Davidson is now a bubble team that might need to win the Southern Conference tournament in order to ensure their spot in the field of 65.
